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Austen Bundy

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Austen Bundy is a journalist and sports junkie from the Washington, D.C. area. A proud Sun Devil alum, he graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. If it skates, runs, dribbles and/or scores, he's probably watching that game. You can follow him on X/Twitter @AustenBundyDC.

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NHL, Fútbol, NFL CFB, CBB, Tennis, Swimming

Watch: Sophia Smith saves USWNT's Olympic gold hopes with extra-time winner

The 1-0 lead was all Team USA needed to advance to the Olympic gold-medal match.

Pitbull buys naming rights to Florida International's football stadium

ESPN's Pete Thamel reports the singer, whose legal name is Armando Christian Perez, is expected to pay the school $1.2 million per year for the next five years to change the name of FIU Stadium to "Pitbull Stadium."

Report: 49ers are on verge of trading WR to one of two teams

The will-they, won't-they drama of the Brandon Aiyuk-San Francisco 49ers saga took another twist late Monday night.

Olympics Day 11 briefing: Simone Biles' Games are over, controversy on the track and more

We're now into the final week of the Paris Games. Here's the latest from Monday's action.

What's to blame for lack of world record swims at Paris Games?

The Olympic swimming in Paris provided plenty of dramatic finishes, but an odd trend has taken shape during the eight days of competition.

Olympics Day 10 briefing: Noah Lyles' photo finish, historic final day in the pool and more

We're now more than halfway through the Paris Games. Here's the latest from Sunday's action as we enter the final Olympic week.

U.S. defeats Australia in Olympic duel in the pool, maintains swimming crown

Team USA and its Australian counterparts always seem to deliver the competitive drama when it comes their rivalry in Olympic swimming.

Watch: China upsets U.S. men's team, American women dominate in medley relays to close Paris swim program

The swim competition at the Paris Games concluded with some epic finishes in the final two events, the men's and women's 4x100 medley relays.

Watch: Bobby Finke wins only American male swim gold of Paris Games, breaks world record

American distance swimmer Bobby Finke won the men's 1500 freestyle Sunday, marking Team USA's first and only gold in a male individual swimming event in Paris.

Olympics Day 9 briefing: Team USA racks up medals, upsets and more history made in Paris

The second weekend of the Paris Games started off with some epic competition. Here's the latest from Saturday's Olympic action. 

Watch: Team USA swimming mixed relay wins gold, breaks world record in tight finish

The relays always bring the drama and attention to the Olympic swimming competition, and the second mixed 4x100 medley relay delivered on that legacy.

Watch: Katie Ledecky completes historic four-peat

Katie Ledecky became the first woman to win four consecutive gold medals in a single event when she won the women's 800m freestyle on Saturday.

Olympics Day 8 briefing: 'King Leon' stays golden, U.S. runner earns historic medal and more

On Friday at the Paris Games, Leon Marchand once more ruled the pool and France continued to be a home-soil force on the podium.

Watch: Leon Marchand earns historic fourth gold medal, Olympic record

Leon Marchand's historic individual Olympic performance came to a close Friday with the Frenchman saving his best for last.

Big Ten, Big 12, ACC are clamoring for Pac-12's championship legacy

The dissolution of the Pac-12 has resulted in some bizarre adoption claims as other conferences try to pretend that it never existed at all.

Olympics Day 7 briefing: Simone Biles wins gold in all-around, boxing controversy and... chocolate muffins?

Biles has now won the most Olympic gymnastics golds in American history with six and also became the first American to repeat as individual all-around champ.

Bob Bowman's Arizona State, Texas swimmers continue to dominate Paris medal podium

For those counting at home, Bowman's athletes have tallied nine medals in Paris so far.

The ACC hilariously tried to claim Stanford alum Katie Ledecky

Team USA's Katie Ledecky made history Wednesday at the Paris Games by winning the women's 1500 freestyle, tying Jenny Thompson and Natalie Coughlin for most Olympic swimming medals with 12.

Olympics Day 6 briefing: History in the pool, farewell 'Nadalcaraz' and more from Paris

With another historic day in Paris wrapped up, here's the latest from Wednesday's Olympic action.

France's Leon Marchand pulls Olympic feat not seen in nearly 50 years

France's Leon Marchand made Olympic history Wednesday as the first swimmer since East Germany's Kornelia Ender in 1976 to win two individual events in a single day.

Watch: Two Arizona State national champion swimmers make podium in Paris

Arizona Sun Devils occupied two thirds of the podium for the men's 200 butterfly at the Paris Games.

Watch: Women's triathlon appears to have false start, race in Seine River not stopped

The episode is eerily similar to the situation at the start of the men's triathlon at the 2021 Tokyo Games.

Fresh Chinese doping allegations threaten to taint Paris swimming competition

A dark cloud of doubt already hung over the start of the Paris swimming competition after reports that Chinese swimmers failed doping tests but were allowed to compete in the 2020 Tokyo Games. That cloud got darker Tuesday as fresh doping allegations were revealed by the New York Times

Watch: Australia makes case to dethrone U.S. as top swim nation after Day 4 in Paris

While the Americans lead in total medals (AUS 8, USA 15), the Australians have won more golds (AUS 4, USA 2), which are valued higher in the Olympic medal table.